He Inter -American Development Bank (IDB) affirmed that public-private alliances (App) are tools in the economic and social transformation of the Dominican Republic.
Gastón Astesianchief of the team of App In the vice presidency of countries of the IDBsaid this during the Symposium “Sustainable Infrastructure in the Dominican Republic: Apps as a growth engine “, organized by the General Directorate of Public Private Alliances (DGAPP) with the support of the multilateral body.
Astesian stressed that App They represent “one Transformation tool which allows the Dominican Republic to move towards the Competitivenessthe resilience and inclusion, provided that clear rules and a solid institutional framework are maintained. ”
Declared that the country has built a Trust climate Between the State and the Private sector which makes the nation an attractive and safe destination for the International Capital.
On his side, Denis Leducsenior specialist in App of the IDBpresented a Detailed diagnosis About the magnitude of the Infrastructure need in the region and in the country.
243 dollars per capita
He explained that the Dominican Republic needs to invest on average $ 243 per capita per year until 2030, to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (ODS), so public-private alliances They are suitable to get the goal.
Leduc said the private investment You must play a growing role, for which the Dominican Republic is prepared by its robust Regulatory frameworkinstitutional capacity and political will and social.
“These elements are the predictors stronger of success in the implementation of App“
The executive director of the DGAPP, Andrés Lugo Risk, stood out in the activity that the Sustainable infrastructure It is the basis of Social welfare and of economic growthfor which public-private alliances They compose the most strategic value model for impulse.
He Symposium He gathered experts who agreed that the Dominican Republic already shows tangible advances as the project to convert the port of Arroyo Barril (Samaná) in a modern Cruise terminalfirst Awarded app of the country.
